Jake Wood has admitted that he had some early doubts when he first heard about Max Branning's great escape.
The actor's popular character took centre stage with a shock moment last night, as Max fled from the soap world's least secure courtroom after being found guilty of Lucy Beale's murder.
With fans still stunned over the drama in court, Wood appeared on The Radio 1 Breakfast Show this morning (September 29) and spoke about the bombshell storyline twist for the first time.
Asked whether he thought the plot was genius or insane when he first read the script, he laughed: "Insane! When I got the script and I read it, I thought, 'That's a little bit far-fetched'.
"But apparently it happens. People do escape from court. I had a conversation with a couple of directors and they said they'd done research, and people do actually jump over the barriers and escape. It has happened!"
Max is about to leave our screens as Wood is taking a year-long break from EastEnders, but the big question now is whether he'll manage to go on the run or whether the authorities will catch up with him.
Wood explained: "It all plays out and there's some great episodes to come this week. Then I'm taking a break from the show and going back next year, so we'll wait and see what happens to Max.
"He's either going to get caught and put away, or he'll escape. We've got a couple more episodes this week. It's a really good story. People are really into it. My Twitter feed went mad last night, so people are really enjoying it."
The star also joked that he wouldn't have been as nimble for Max's big moment if he hadn't taken part in Strictly Come Dancing last year.
He laughed: "It definitely helped. It helped me with the spring over and the quick-step away!"
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